§1226.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

(1) "Commission" means the Atchafalaya Trace Commission.

(2) "Cultural heritage" means those qualities that capture the traditions, customs, beliefs, history, folklore, lifeways, and material culture of the Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Economic Development.

(4) "Development zone" means the Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area Development Zone, which encompasses the territory of the following parishes in their entirety: St. Mary, Iberia, St. Martin, St. Landry, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafayette, West Baton Rouge, Concordia, and East Baton Rouge.

(5) "Heritage-based cottage industry" means a small business with no more than twenty full or part-time employees or an individual that is sustainably harnessing the Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area's cultural heritage and natural heritage resources for purposes which include interpreting, accessing, developing, promoting, or reinforcing the unique character and characteristics of the heritage area. "Heritage-based cottage industries" shall include lodging, including bed and breakfasts, camping, houseboats and recreational vehicle facilities; museums, including living museums and interpretive facilities; artists and craftsmakers of authentic or locally made products; authentic food packaging, production, and harvesting; music production and instrument making; historic homes, house museums, and historic sites; boat, canoe, kayak, and bicycle rentals; wild and scenic sites; hunting, fishing, and birding guide services; tour planning and cultural guide services; swamp tours, airboat tours, helicopter tours, plane tours, and balloon tours; retail facilities of authentic products; and agricultural tours. "Heritage-based cottage industry" shall not include hotels, motels, restaurants, gaming facilities, churches, and housing. A "heritage-based cottage industry" may be a new, existing, or expanding business. In order to qualify as a "heritage-based cottage industry" for purposes of this Part, the owner of the business must be a resident of the heritage area development zone.

(6) "Natural heritage" means one of those qualities that capture the environmental features of the Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area, including man-made and natural resources and wildlife.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 832, §2.

(8) "Small business" means a business with no more than twenty full or part-time employees.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 112, §1, eff. January 1, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 832, §2.